Economy, Business & Finance
The ever-changing past – constructing and revising GDP data
An explanation of how GDP is constructed and why it is revised. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
We check facts about the UK economy. This includes money issues like prices, taxes, jobs, people out of work, and housing. We also look at how these things are different in each part of the UK.
Economy, Business & Finance
Tax credits: how much has spending increased in 16 years?
The Chancellor of the Exchequer claims tax credit spending has increased thirty-fold in 16 years. But not all the figures are comparable over time. Read
Fact checks
Economy, Business & Finance
Is the UK's deficit one of the highest in the developed world?
Latest figures forecast the UK to have a budget deficit of 3.7% of its GDP by 2015/16, down from 4.9% in 2014/15, one of the higher deficits in the developed world. Read
Fact checks
Economy, Business & Finance
Ask Full Fact: Employment, unemployment and jobseekers
This article has been updated. Over on our Facebook page, some readers had questions about our roundup of employment figures. Where does the unemployment figure of 1.85 million come from, … Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
PMQs follow up: unemployment and benefits
Prime Minister's Questions went in heavy on unemployment and out of work benefits. We've rounded up and checked the claims. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Who's responsible for scrutinizing our official statistics?
The government has announced a review of the production Britain's economic statistics. The Treasury could assume responsibility for the quality of official figures, and it's argued that this would make production answerable to parliament. But the production of UK statistics is already answerable to parliament through the work of the UK statistics authority. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Are high-earners paying a greater share of tax than in 2010?
The Chancellor has claimed that the richest are paying a greater share of tax, something that's supported by Treasury analysis. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Has the Prime Minister broken a promise on tax credits?
The Prime Minister has been accused of breaking a pledge on child tax credits. So what exactly was promised? Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
The welfare budget
A look at the welfare budget with context, key facts and sources of information. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Factchecking the Summer Budget 2015
We've picked out and checked nine claims from Osborne and Harman's speeches on the Summer Budget. Read
Analysis
